Notes

NOTES
Professor Martin Soderback of North Park College, in a
letter to the editor, makes some interesting comments about
the review of L o s t A m e r i c a . The Story of t h e P r e - C o l u m ­bian
Iron A g e in A m e r i c a . He states: "It seems that I come
in contact with this sort of thing about once a year. And
the more I see of it the more convinced I am that the re­sults
obtained are due almost entirely to a desire to obtain
just those results." He then quotes a letter from F. M. Setz­ler,
Head Curator, Department of Anthropology, Smithson­ian
Institution: "At present the Smithsonian Institution does
not have the original Kensington Stone, but merely a cast,
as it was returned to Alexandria, Minnesota. From the
standpoint of vouching for its authenticity or disclaiming it,
the Institution assumes the position that the entire matter
needs considerable study and evaluation by experts on runic
writing before any final opinion can be reached."
Nils W. Olsson, one of the founders of The Swedish Pio­neer
Historical Society, recently visited in Chicago where
he met with several members of the Executive Board. Mr.
Olsson has been Public Affairs Officer at the American
Legation in Iceland during the past two years. He is now
serving in the same post at the American Embassy in Stock­holm.
The officers of The Swedish Pioneer Historical Society are
gratified at the support which the society and its publication
have received. They also believe that a great many people
of Swedish birth or ancestry, who are interested in preserv­ing
the records of the Swedish immigrants, have yet to learn
of the work that is being done. Readers of the Quarterly
can help by calling the attention of their friends to the so­ciety.
The $3.00 membership fee should be forwarded to
Dr. C. G. Carlfelt, 3902 Eighth Avenue, Rock Island,
Illinois.
115

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NOTES
Professor Martin Soderback of North Park College, in a
letter to the editor, makes some interesting comments about
the review of L o s t A m e r i c a . The Story of t h e P r e - C o l u m ­bian
Iron A g e in A m e r i c a . He states: "It seems that I come
in contact with this sort of thing about once a year. And
the more I see of it the more convinced I am that the re­sults
obtained are due almost entirely to a desire to obtain
just those results." He then quotes a letter from F. M. Setz­ler,
Head Curator, Department of Anthropology, Smithson­ian
Institution: "At present the Smithsonian Institution does
not have the original Kensington Stone, but merely a cast,
as it was returned to Alexandria, Minnesota. From the
standpoint of vouching for its authenticity or disclaiming it,
the Institution assumes the position that the entire matter
needs considerable study and evaluation by experts on runic
writing before any final opinion can be reached."
Nils W. Olsson, one of the founders of The Swedish Pio­neer
Historical Society, recently visited in Chicago where
he met with several members of the Executive Board. Mr.
Olsson has been Public Affairs Officer at the American
Legation in Iceland during the past two years. He is now
serving in the same post at the American Embassy in Stock­holm.
The officers of The Swedish Pioneer Historical Society are
gratified at the support which the society and its publication
have received. They also believe that a great many people
of Swedish birth or ancestry, who are interested in preserv­ing
the records of the Swedish immigrants, have yet to learn
of the work that is being done. Readers of the Quarterly
can help by calling the attention of their friends to the so­ciety.
The $3.00 membership fee should be forwarded to
Dr. C. G. Carlfelt, 3902 Eighth Avenue, Rock Island,
Illinois.
115